Ya know it doesnt matter to me how ya catch a record fish, Ya caught it and ya should get credit for it. It's quotes like that one that gets people upset with bass fisherman. Correct me if I am wrong but You are saying leave the big ones to us guys that fish for them. Some people actually rely on catshing fish to have a meal for their family, so we bass fisherman should take that big fish off someones dinner plate that may just be hungry. So my opinion I strongly disagree with you. If ya look at the record history the WR Largemouth was probably consumed by a hungry family and back then without the technology of today they could not actually proved the fish was a new record. However the people examining the fish was pretty sure it was. All they had was the head to go by. So there is no telling how many record fish have been eaten with the person catching it not even knowing they have a record fish. Should we stop all rough fishing? Are those sport fish strictly for us sport fisherman? That kind of goes along with hey you I am fishing a bass tournament so get off my bank so I can fish it.